Research Article

Red Ginseng Extract Facilitates the Early Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Mesendoderm Lineage

Table 1

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR and qPCR.

Gene Forward Reversebp

Pluripotency

GAPDH GGCGTTCTCTTTGGAAAGGTGTTC GTACTCAGCGGCCAGCATCG
Oct4 GAGAACAATGAGAACCTTCAGGA CTCGAACCACATCCTTCTCT
Sox2 GCGTACGCAAATTAAAGTCCAGA TGCTATTCTTCGGCCAGTTG
Nanog GCGTACGCAAATTAAAGTCCAGA TGCTATTCTTCGGCCAGTTG

Differentiation

Brachyury TAAGGTGGATCTTCAGGTAGC CATCTCATTGGTGAGCTCCCT252
Cardiac actin TCTATGAGGGCTACGCTTTG CCTGACTGGAAGGTTAGATGG630
HNF3 CTACGCCAACATGAACTCCA GAGGTCCATGATCCACTGGT199
Nestin CAGCTGGCGCACCTCAAGATG AGGGAAGTTGGGCTCAGGACTGG209
Nkx2.5 CTTCAAGCCAGAGGCCTACG CCGCCTCTGTCTTCTTCAGC233
MHC GTCATTGCTGAAACCGAGAATG GCAAAGTACTGGATGACACGCT413